matta

See also: Matta, mátta, mätta, måtta, and måttå

English

Etymology

From Japanese 待った (まった, matta).

Noun

matta

(sumo) The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish matt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑtːɑ
Hyphenation^(key): mat‧ta

Adjective

matta

matte (not reflective of light)
Synonyms: himmeä, kiilloton

Declension

Inflection of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		matta	matat
genitive		matan	mattojen
partitive		mattaa	mattoja
illative		mattaan	mattoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matta	matat
accusative	nom.	matta	matat
accusative	gen.	matan	matat
genitive		matan	mattojen mattain ^rare
partitive		mattaa	mattoja
inessive		matassa	matoissa
elative		matasta	matoista
illative		mattaan	mattoihin
adessive		matalla	matoilla
ablative		matalta	matoilta
allative		matalle	matoille
essive		mattana	mattoina
translative		mataksi	matoiksi
abessive		matatta	matoitta
instructive		—	matoin
comitative		—	mattoine

Possessive forms of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mattani	mattani
accusative	nom.	mattani	mattani
accusative	gen.	mattani	mattani
genitive		mattani	mattojeni mattaini ^rare
partitive		mattaani	mattojani
inessive		matassani	matoissani
elative		matastani	matoistani
illative		mattaani	mattoihini
adessive		matallani	matoillani
ablative		mataltani	matoiltani
allative		matalleni	matoilleni
essive		mattanani	mattoinani
translative		matakseni	matoikseni
abessive		matattani	matoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mattoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mattasi	mattasi
accusative	nom.	mattasi	mattasi
accusative	gen.	mattasi	mattasi
genitive		mattasi	mattojesi mattaisi ^rare
partitive		mattaasi	mattojasi
inessive		matassasi	matoissasi
elative		matastasi	matoistasi
illative		mattaasi	mattoihisi
adessive		matallasi	matoillasi
ablative		mataltasi	matoiltasi
allative		matallesi	matoillesi
essive		mattanasi	mattoinasi
translative		mataksesi	matoiksesi
abessive		matattasi	matoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mattoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mattamme	mattamme
accusative	nom.	mattamme	mattamme
accusative	gen.	mattamme	mattamme
genitive		mattamme	mattojemme mattaimme ^rare
partitive		mattaamme	mattojamme
inessive		matassamme	matoissamme
elative		matastamme	matoistamme
illative		mattaamme	mattoihimme
adessive		matallamme	matoillamme
ablative		mataltamme	matoiltamme
allative		matallemme	matoillemme
essive		mattanamme	mattoinamme
translative		mataksemme	matoiksemme
abessive		matattamme	matoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mattoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mattanne	mattanne
accusative	nom.	mattanne	mattanne
accusative	gen.	mattanne	mattanne
genitive		mattanne	mattojenne mattainne ^rare
partitive		mattaanne	mattojanne
inessive		matassanne	matoissanne
elative		matastanne	matoistanne
illative		mattaanne	mattoihinne
adessive		matallanne	matoillanne
ablative		mataltanne	matoiltanne
allative		matallenne	matoillenne
essive		mattananne	mattoinanne
translative		mataksenne	matoiksenne
abessive		matattanne	matoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mattoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mattansa	mattansa
accusative	nom.	mattansa	mattansa
accusative	gen.	mattansa	mattansa
genitive		mattansa	mattojensa mattainsa ^rare
partitive		mattaansa	mattojaan mattojansa
inessive		matassaan matassansa	matoissaan matoissansa
elative		matastaan matastansa	matoistaan matoistansa
illative		mattaansa	mattoihinsa
adessive		matallaan matallansa	matoillaan matoillansa
ablative		mataltaan mataltansa	matoiltaan matoiltansa
allative		matalleen matallensa	matoilleen matoillensa
essive		mattanaan mattanansa	mattoinaan mattoinansa
translative		matakseen mataksensa	matoikseen matoiksensa
abessive		matattaan matattansa	matoittaan matoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	mattoineen mattoinensa

Derived terms

matata

compounds

Anagrams

matat

French

Verb

matta

third-person singular past historic of matter

Anagrams

matât

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

matta

digging stick

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmat.ta/
Rhymes: -atta
Hyphenation: màt‧ta

Etymology 1

From Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Noun

matta f (plural matte)

(literary) mat
Synonyms: stuoia, zerbino

Etymology 2

Adjective

matta f

feminine singular of matto

Noun

matta f (plural matte)

madwoman; female equivalent of matto
(card games) joker

Latin

Etymology 1

From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Alternative forms

natta (Medieval Latin corruption)

Noun

matta f (genitive mattae); first declension

A mat made of rushes

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	matta	mattae
genitive	mattae	mattārum
dative	mattae	mattīs
accusative	mattam	mattās
ablative	mattā	mattīs
vocative	matta	mattae

Descendants

>? Catalan: mata
>? Italian: matta
>? Old Galician-Portuguese:
- Catalan: mata
- Galician: mata
>? Spanish: mata
- → Campidanese: mata
⇒ Medieval Latin: *natta
- Old French: nate
  - Middle French: nate
    - French: natte
  - Norman: natte
- Portuguese: nata
- Spanish: nata
→ Proto-West Germanic: *mattā (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Adjective

matta

inflection of mattus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

mattā

ablative feminine singular of mattus

References

“matta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
matta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

matten

Noun

matta m or f

definite feminine singular of matte (Etymology 1)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

matta f

definite singular of matte (Etymology 1)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
मत्त (Devanagari script)
মত্ত (Bengali script)
මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
မတ္တ or မတ်တ (Burmese script)
มตฺต or มัตตะ (Thai script)
ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
ມຕ຺ຕ or ມັຕຕະ (Lao script)
មត្ត (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्त (mattá). Cognate to Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta).

Verb

matta

past participle of majjati

Adjective

matta

Declension

Declension table of "matta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	matto	mattā
Accusative (second)	mattaṃ	matte
Instrumental (third)	mattena	mattehi or mattebhi
Dative (fourth)	mattassa or mattāya or mattatthaṃ	mattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mattasmā or mattamhā or mattā	mattehi or mattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mattassa	mattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mattasmiṃ or mattamhi or matte	mattesu
Vocative (calling)	matta	mattā

Declension table of "mattā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mattā	mattāyo or mattā
Accusative (second)	mattaṃ	mattāyo or mattā
Instrumental (third)	mattāya	mattāhi or mattābhi
Dative (fourth)	mattāya	mattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mattāya	mattāhi or mattābhi
Genitive (sixth)	mattāya	mattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mattāya or mattāyaṃ	mattāsu
Vocative (calling)	matte	mattāyo or mattā

Declension table of "matta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	mattaṃ	mattāni
Accusative (second)	mattaṃ	mattāni
Instrumental (third)	mattena	mattehi or mattebhi
Dative (fourth)	mattassa or mattāya or mattatthaṃ	mattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mattasmā or mattamhā or mattā	mattehi or mattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mattassa	mattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mattasmiṃ or mattamhi or matte	mattesu
Vocative (calling)	matta	mattāni

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

matta f (plural mattas)

Obsolete spelling of mata.

Etymology 2

Verb

matta

inflection of mattar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

Audio; “en matta”: (file)

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish matta, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, probably from Punic or Phoenician.

Noun

matta c

a carpet, rug
a carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
a mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
a mat; a floor pad to protect athletes

Declension

Declension of matta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	matta	mattas
singular	definite	mattan	mattans
plural	indefinite	mattor	mattors
plural	definite	mattorna	mattornas

Derived terms

dörrmatta (“doormat”)
flygande matta (“magic carpet”)
gräsmatta (“lawn”)
heltäckningsmatta (“fitted carpet, wall-to-wall carpet”)
hängmatta (“hammock”)
korkmatta (“linoleum”)
linoleummatta (“linoleum”)
mattläggare (“carpet layer”)
mattpiska (“carpetbeater”)
ryamatta (“rya rug”)
spikmatta (“bed of nails; spike strip”)
trasmatta (“rag rug”)

Descendants

→ Estonian: matt
→ Finnish: matto

Etymology 2

matt +‎ -a

Adjective

matta

inflection of matt:
1. definite singular
2. plural

Verb

matta (present mattar, preterite mattade, supine mattat, imperative matta)

(usually in the passive) to make less intense or weaker
(chess) to checkmate

Conjugation

Conjugation of matta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	matta		mattas
Supine	mattat		mattats
Imperative	matta		—
Imper. plural¹	matten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mattar	mattade	mattas	mattades
Ind. plural¹	matta	mattade	mattas	mattades
Subjunctive²	matte	mattade	mattes	mattades
	Participles
Present participle	mattande
Past participle	mattad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

matat

Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)

asso	due	tre	quattro	cinque	sei	sette

otto	nove	dieci	fante	donna, regina	re	jolly, joker, matta

matta

English

Etymology

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Verb

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

Noun

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Adjective

Noun

See also

Latin

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

Adjective

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

Adjective

Declension

References

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Verb

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Anagrams